2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kufa | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6/15 | 8-9 |
| Al Shorta | 11 | W3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10/15 | 7-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kufa | 24 | 34 | 34 | -9 | DWDDL | 22 | +2 |
| Al Shorta | 9 | 34 | 62 | 16 | DWLWW | 4 | +5 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2010-06-10
28 points separated the sides: Al Shorta 9th on 62, Al Kufa 24th on 34. Al Shorta had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Per game in the league, Al Kufa were scoring 0.94 and conceding 1.21, Al Shorta 1.44 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Al Shorta came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
